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This is a list of orders by age of establishment.

Est. Ribbon Name Country Inductee Type
1146 (1146) Order of Aviz   Portugal President of Portugal Order of Merit
1172 (1172) Military Order of Saint James of the Sword   Portugal President of Portugal Order of Chivalry
1319 (1319) Order of Christ   Portugal President of Portugal Order of Merit
1319 (1319) Supreme Order of Christ   Vatican City Pope Order of Merit
1348 (1348) Order of the Garter   United Kingdom Sovereign of the United Kingdom Dynastic order
1362 (1362) Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation   Italy Head of the House of Savoy Dynastic order
1430 (1430) Order of the Golden Fleece Head of the House of Habsburg
Sovereign of Spain
Order of chivalry
1444 (1444) Order of Saint Hubert   Bavaria Head of the House of Wittelsbach Dynastic order
1459 (1459) Order of the Tower and Sword   Portugal President of Portugal Order of Merit
1572 (1572) Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus   Italy Head of the House of Savoy Dynastic order
1671 (1671) Order of the Dannebrog   Denmark Sovereign of Denmark Order of chivalry
1687 (1687) Order of the Thistle   Scotland Sovereign of the United Kingdom Order of Chivalry
1693 (1693) Order of the Elephant   Denmark Sovereign of Denmark Order of chivalry
1698 (1698) Order of St. Andrew   Russia President of Russia Order of merit
1705 (1705) Order of the White Eagle   Poland President of Poland Order of Merit
1725 (1725) Order of the Bath   United Kingdom Sovereign of the United Kingdom Order of Chivalry
1726 (1726) Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception   Bavaria Head of the House of Wittelsbach Dynastic order
1740 (1740) Pour le Mérite   Germany President of Germany Order of Merit
1748 (1748) Order of the Sword   Sweden Sovereign of Sweden Order of Merit
1748 (1748) Royal Order of the Seraphim   Sweden Sovereign of Sweden Order of Merit
1764 (1764) Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary   Hungary President of Hungary Order of Merit
1783 (1783) Order of St Patrick   Northern Ireland Sovereign of the United Kingdom Order of Chivalry
1802 (1802) Legion of Honour   France President of France Order of Merit
1815 (1815) Order of the Netherlands Lion   Netherlands Sovereign of the Netherlands Order of Chivalry
1815 (1815) Order of Isabella the Catholic   Spain Sovereign of Spain Order of Merit
1818 (1818) Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa   Portugal Duke of Braganza Dynastic order
1821 (1821) Order of the Sun of Peru   Peru President of Peru Order of Merit
1829 (1829) Order of the Redeemer   Greece President of Greece Order of Merit
1831 (1831) Order of St. Gregory the Great   Vatican City Pope Order of Merit
1832 (1832) Order of Leopold   Belgium Sovereign of Belgium Order of Merit
1832 (1832) Benemerenti medal   Vatican City Pope Medal
1847 (1847) Order of St. Olav   Norway Sovereign of Norway Order of Chivalry
1853 (1853) Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art   Bavaria Minister-President of Bavaria Order of Merit
1858 (1858) Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau   Luxembourg
  Netherlands
Sovereign of Luxembourg
Sovereign of the Netherlands
Order of Chivalry
1858 (1858) Order of Saint-Charles   Monaco Prince of Monaco Dynastic order
1861 (1861) Order of the White Elephant   Thailand Sovereign of Thailand Order of Merit
1861 (1861) Medal of Honor   United States of America President of the United States of America Medal
1876 (1876) Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum   Japan Emperor of Japan Order of Merit
1893 (1893) Royal Order of Pouono   Tonga King of Tonga Order of Merit
1902 (1902) Order of Merit   Commonwealth of Nations Head of the Commonwealth Order of Merit
1913 (1913) Order of Ouissam Alaouite   Morocco King of Morocco Order of Merit
1913 (1913) Order of Al-Said   Oman Sultan of Oman Order of Merit
1917 (1917) Supreme Order of the Renaissance   Jordan King of Jordan Order of Merit
1917 (1917) Order of the British Empire   United Kingdom Sovereign of the United Kingdom Order of Chivalry
1918 (1918) Order of the Cross of Liberty   Finland President of Finland Order of Merit
1920 (1920) Order pro Merito Melitensi   Sovereign Military Order of Malta Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller Dynastic order
1921 (1921) Order of the Falcon   Iceland President of Iceland Order of Merit
1933 (1933) Order of the Aztec Eagle   Mexico President of Mexico Order of Merit
1933 (1933) Order of Brilliant Jade   Taiwan President of the Republic of China Order of Merit
1936 (1936) Order of the Quetzal   Guatemala President of Guatemala Order of Merit
1937 (1937) Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein   Liechtenstein Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein Order of Merit
1949 (1949) Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali   Jordan King of Jordan Order of Merit
1951 (1951) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany   Germany President of Germany Order of Merit
1951 (1951) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic   Italy President of Italy Order of Merit
1957 (1957) Bavarian Order of Merit   Bavaria Minister-President of Bavaria Order of Merit
1959 (1959) Star of the Republic of Indonesia   Indonesia President of Indonesia Order of Merit
1960 (1960) Grand Knight of Valour   Malaysia Sovereign of Malaysia Order of Merit
1963 (1963) Ordre national du Mérite   France President of France Order of Merit
1963 (1963) Presidential Medal of Freedom   United States of America President of the United States of America Medal
1967 (1967) Order of Canada   Canada Sovereign of Canada Order of Merit
1975 (1975) Order of Australia   Australia Sovereign of Australia Order of Merit
1975 (1975) Olympic Order President of the International Olympic Committee Order of Merit
1979 (1979) Alberta Order of Excellence   Alberta Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Order of Merit
1982 (1982) Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei   Brunei Sultan of Brunei Dynastic order
1982 (1982) Royal Order of Sports Merit   Spain Sovereign of Spain Order of Merit
1984 (1984) National Order of Quebec   Quebec Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Order of Merit
1985 (1985) Saskatchewan Order of Merit   Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Order of Merit
1986 (1986) Order of Ontario   Ontario Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Order of Merit
1987 (1987) Order of New Zealand   New Zealand Sovereign of New Zealand Order of Merit
1989 (1989) Order of British Columbia   British Columbia Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Order of Merit
1992 (1992) National Hero of Azerbaijan   Azerbaijan President of Azerbaijan Order of Merit
1992 (1992) Grand Order of King Tomislav   Croatia President of Croatia Order of Merit
1995 (1995) Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana   Estonia President of Estonia Order of Merit
1995 (1995) Order of Fiji   Fiji President of Fiji Order of Merit
1995 (1995) Order of Friendship   Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan Order of Merit
1996 (1996) Order of Prince Edward Island   Prince Edward Island Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island Order of Merit
1999 (1999) Order of Manitoba   Manitoba Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba Order of Merit
2000 (2000) Order of New Brunswick   New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Order of Merit
2001 (2001) Order of Newfoundland and Labrador   Newfoundland and Labrador Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador Order of Merit
2001 (2001) Order of Nova Scotia   Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Order of Merit
2002 (2002) Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo   South Africa President of South Africa Order of Merit
2005 (2005) Polar Medal   Canada Sovereign of Canada Medal
2007 (2007) Order of Charlemagne   Andorra Heads of government of Andorra Order of Merit
2011 (2011) Order of the Star of Italy   Italy President of Italy Order of Merit
2011 (2011) Order of Nunavut   Nunavut Commissioner of Nunavut Order of Merit
2015 (2015) Medal of Friendship   China President of the People's Republic of China Medal
2015 (2015) Order of the Northwest Territories   Northwest Territories Commissioner of the Northwest Territories Order of Merit
2018 (2018) Order of Yukon   Yukon Commissioner of Yukon Order of Merit